Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the March 6 edition of “The Homegrown Rocker,” which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Q94 Classic Rock!
This week, we welcomed Johnstown-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Christian James into our studio! Christian told us his story, and we discussed and explored his music with several recorded songs, plus Christian brought a guitar and performed one live for us as well! Along the way, we reviewed Brother Jack’s Broken Banjo album in “The Professor’s CD Corner,” and after reporting the passing of popular Johnstown area musician David Single on “Local Music News,” we celebrated his memory with two “Local Music Flashback” features. (For those who missed the program, a four-part podcast of this show is available for listening or download from Q94’s website, www.q94classicrock.com. Click on “The Professor’s Classroom,” and then scroll down to “Homegrown Rocker Podcast” and look for the four show segments marked with the date, 030622.)
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Walking a Straight Line”
DEREK WOODS BAND – “Say Yes”
CHRISTIAN JAMES – “The Railroad”
BRADEN McDANNELL – “Scene in the Sky”
CHRISTIAN JAMES – “Vanity”
DAVID SINGLE – “In Your Eyes” (1994, Local Music Flashback)
CHRISTIAN JAMES – “Bumbling Bees”
MAMA CORN – “About a Minute Ago”
HOUR TWO:
MOONSHINE JASMINE – “Whole Lotta Trouble”
FULL KILT – “Come Have a Drink with the Band”
CHRISTIAN JAMES – “While the Iron’s Hot”
BROTHER JACK – “Valley of Dry Bones”
CHRISTIAN JAMES – “Foggy Mountain Breakdown”
RIBBON GRASS ACOUSTIC GROUP (with David Single) – “Piano Man” (live at Tremont Club in Johnstown, 2012) (2012, Local Music Flashback)
CHRISTIAN JAMES – “Red Haired Boy/Salt Creek” (played live on the air)
SHANE NYCUM – “Avenues”
As we close in on St. Patrick’s Day, our next program will be the annual “St. Patrick’s Day Special,” as we celebrate the bands and artists of the area music scene who like to get their Irish up this time of year! We’ll hear tunes with a wee bit of the Irish flavor from such names as Full Kilt, Tree the Band, Lucky Lad Green, Bastard Bearded Irishmen, the Irish Pretenders and many more! Hear the “Homegrown Rocker” this Sunday night (March 6) on Q94 Classic Rock – 94.3 FM and online at www.q94classicrock.com!
Upcoming guests and specials:
MARCH 20 – JO JO STELLA
APRIL 3 – ZAC GRACE
APRIL 10 – 7 MILE RUN
APRIL 24 – VINNIE LONGHI (THE SEMI-SUPERVILLAINS)
MAY 8 – MIKE WILLIAMSON
MAY 22 – BLIND CHOICE
MAY 29 – MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 5 – SAHAYRA
JUNE 12 – MOONSHINE JASMINE
JUNE 19 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL
JULY 17 – COVER SONG SPECIAL
JULY 31 – DAVE MAYERSKY (UPSTAGE FESTIVAL)
(All dates are subject to changes as circumstances warrant.)
Bands and artists wanting to submit news items for “Local Music News” may email their news to homegrownrocker@gmail.com. Indicate “MUSIC NEWS” in the subject heading!
Bands and artists interested in having music aired on the show are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: The Homegrown Rocker, 2513 6th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602 (ATTN: Jim Price). You can also email digital song files or inquiries about the show to homegrownrocker@gmail.com. And bands and musicians interested in being guests on the program can email their interest to homegrownrocker@gmail.com as well!
Jim Price
In Local Music News…
The organizers of the third annual Mass N Tha Grass Music & Arts Festival have announced the performer lineup for this year’s event, which will take place on August 5-7 at the Sinking Valley Fairgrounds north of Altoona. Among the performers at this year’s festival will be The Jaded Lips, Sunset Over Mars, The Roof, Hanna Barakat, Gelatinous Cube, Rhythm Addicts, Abstentious, The Pines, Alyssa Hankey, Memory Collector, Bad Luck Lover Boys, Captain 90s, Lloyd, Brother Jack, Neon Hotel, Devin Sherman, John Peacefire, Shane Nycum and others. Pre-sale tickets are now available through the Mass N Tha Grass Facebook page.
After a dozen years of entertaining area audiences with classic rock’n’roll, the band Cottonmouth announced that they are stepping away from area stages. In the announcement, the group left open the possibility of occasional reunion performances, as well as possible new band endeavors.
After a long search, young area rockers The Pines have found a lead singer. The group announced that Daman Mills is stepping aboard to handle lead vocal duties. The Pines previously performed as an instrumental trio.
Harrisburg heavy-rockers Steel have found their new lead singer. The group announced that Kyle Stuhler will take over the lead microphone, replacing former frontman Chris Redding, who left Steel recently. Kyle, also the singer for Ever Rise, will continue to sing for both bands.
The area music scene was saddened recently with the passing of Johnstown area musician David Single on February 21. He was 53. David was a talented multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and producer, and he was fluent in many styles of music. After attending Berklee College of Music, he played in various music situations along the East coast and in the Midwest for five years, before returning to Johnstown. David is best remembered for his tenures in popular Johnstown-based groups The Boys and Ribbon Grass, where he played keys and sang. David also recorded several CD’s and cassette albums, including jazz and Christmas albums.
